Editor’s Note: TPG founder Brian Kelly is a Bilt adviser and investor. There are plenty of foreign carriers with loyalty programs that offer great value. Japan Airlines Mileage Bank is one such program, but it’s often overlooked because it is not a transfer partner of American Express, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards or Citi…

The SkyTeam alliance connects 624 million passengers annually to more than 1,000 destinations in 160 countries. The alliance began in 2000 with Delta Air Lines, Air France, Aeromexico and Korean Air. In this guide, we’ll discuss the SkyTeam airline alliance members, status tiers, benefits and lounges. SkyTeam alliance members The airlines making up the SkyTeam…

Bad news, Alaska Airlines fans: American Express Membership Rewards will end transfers to HawaiianMiles on June 30. This effectively ends transfers from Membership Rewards to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. Since the middle of last year, HawaiianMiles have been transferable to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, giving Amex cardholders an indirect way to transfer their Membership Rewards…

Ask a returning family about their trip to Walt Disney World, and you might hear the common refrain: “My kids just wanted to swim in the pool the whole time!” It’s tough to top the nostalgic appeal of classic rides like Peter Pan’s Flight and the high-speed thrills of coasters like Tron Lightcycle / Run,…